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National Van Lines Drives On in the Face of Disaster

09.28.2018

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For Immediate Release

Long-distance Mover Teams Up to Help Hurricane Florence Victims

Broadview, IL Sept. 28, 2018—National Van Lines has revved up its Hurricane Florence relief efforts by joining forces with the Village of Broadview’s fire department and putting one of our top-tier drivers on the road hauling a 53-foot trailer full of crucial supplies to affected areas.

National Van Lines driver Ed Johnson secures the many Hurricane Florence donations for the 900-plus mile trek to North Carolina.

“We couldn’t witness the devastation that struck Virginia and the Carolinas without taking swift action in the best way we know how,” National Van Lines President & COO Tim Helenthal said. “Realizing time is of the essence, we put out a call to our employees to donate water, food and other provisions and get those supplies on the road ASAP.”

Parked at the Broadview Fire Department, the National Van Lines trailer served as a two-week-long donation site before National Van Lines driver Ed Johnson embarked Sept. 28 on the 900-plus mile trek to New Bern, NC.

Helping those in distress isn’t new for National Van Lines. In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey in 2017, the cross-country mover partnered with the Village of Broadview by supplying trucks and drivers to deliver water and other supplies to Houston-area first responders.

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